The February 2019 issue of The American Statistician features 13 articles.
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To Join or Not to Join A(nother) Section or Interest Group?
Should you join a section or interest group? Data from the Council of Sections’ annual report might help you decide.
Section on Statistical Education to Host FREE Birds of a Feather Discussions
New this year at JSM, the ASA Section on Statistical Education will host free Birds of a Feather–themed discussions in Vancouver.
Statistics in Physical and Engineering Sciences Section News for January
News from the Statistics in Physical and Engineering Sciences Section includes conference and awards updates.
Summertime and the Living Is …
It’s August, but despite what Nat King Cole may have thought, the days are hardly lazy for the statistics profession.
StatFest 2017 Will Be Held in Atlanta
StatFest 2017—a free one-day event aimed at encouraging undergraduate students from under-represented groups to consider graduate studies and careers in the statistical sciences—will be held September 23 in Atlanta, Georgia.
Health Policy Statistics Section Achievement Awards Open
The 2018 HPSS Achievement Awards honor individuals who have made significant contributions to the development of statistical methods or have developed innovative statistical applications for health care policy or health services research.
Government Statistics Sponsors Data Challenge
The Government Statistics Section’s second data challenge in 2016 asked participants to analyze the Department of Transportation’s General Estimates System using any statistical and/or visualization tools and methods
Biopharmaceutical Section Mentoring Program
Finding a mentor has its challenges and, keeping that in mind, the Biopharmaceutical Section initiated a mentoring program to facilitate networking opportunities and support the professional development of its members.
JSM 2017 Program Committee Roster
Here is a list of the JSM 2017 Program Committee members.